Yale Sweeps Cornell with Strong Hitting Performance

The Bulldogs put together one of their most complete
performances of the season with a sweep of Cornell on Friday night
at the John J. Lee Amphitheater. With scores of 25-13, 25-17,
25-13, the Bulldogs improved to 9-7 overall, 3-2 in the Ivy League
and 6-0 at home this season.

Yale posted a .336 hitting percentage for the match, played with
intensity and trailed only briefly during the night.

Hansen had a team-best five kills and hit .500 during the second
set for the Big Red.

Reetz would end the set with a pair of kills, which were set up
by Cramm and Polan.

In the first set, Yale started fast. The Bulldogs scored
the first six points, capped by a Hearst kill. Cordell
increased the lead to 10-2 with a service ace.

Hearst concluded a run of four straight points with a kill, gave
Yale a 16-8 lead and forced a Cornell timeout. The Big Red
would score the next point, but Taylor
Cramm slammed a kill off a Polan assist. Kills from
Cramm, Cordell, Hearst and Wessels helped increase Yale's lead to
21-9.

Yale returns to action tomorrow night at home against
Columbia. The match begins at 6 p.m.